Now, for Bud, this IS a simple lanyard! For the rest of us, it should provide a weekend's work in replicating it! A very nice round-braid leather lanyard which will also work in flat braided nylon or very large "gimp". Leather will give you your best results, however. (Also see Bud's other work in the LIBRARY sections on Personal fancywork, Tools and the Top-braid tutorial.

Finished views of the lanyard

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Using four strands of 1/8" standard leather lace 80" long. Middle the strands and do a four-strand round braid for 10" on each side, (or 20" total) then make a 4-strand diamond** (ABOK* #743, 1 tier.. IE: over 1, under 1 and thru the center of crown) at each end. Make fairly tight diamonds but, as these will be covered up later on, present appearance is not critical.

( * ABOK = The Ashley Book Of Knots, knot #743)( * * See below this tutorial for a Diamond Knot tutorial)

{Bud warns that if Kangaroo leather lacing is used, be aware it stretches and extrudes to a thinner lace by the time you are finished!}

Continue the four-strand round braid an additional six inches on each side, then cinch both legs together with a constrictor knot, pulled tight and ends clipped off. It will be covered later.Now take two strands from each leg and make a longer diamond* knot, 2 tiers ...

Take all eight strands and do an eight-strand round braid for about 5", cinch with another constrictor knot and then take the four shortest strands and make a 1 tier diamond knot loose enough that you'll be able to tuck the loop strands back under it after completing the next step.)

Make a four-strand round braid with the LONG strands to make your eyelet big enough to accommodate whatever you want to suspend from it and then tuck the four strands back under the diamond knot and out the other side. Cinch with a constrictor JUST where they exit the knot, then check your sizes all around, check your symmetry and if all is as it should be, then tighten the diamond knot and trim off the short and long strands just where they exit the diamond knot. LEAVE THE CONSTRICTOR KNOT IN PLACE and trim the ends which made the loop just beyond it! This will all be covered, which will also help secure the loop. )

(Cover the collector knot with a pineapple knot using a 7x6 turks head as a base knot.. 2 colors if desired. [see HERE for a tutorial on pineapple knots ]

(Both these linked tutorials are also by Bud Brewer, hosted on Knotheads WorldwideIf you're HERE you SHOULD be THERE, too! Register and join... it's free!)

Cover the first two diamond knots and the Loop knot with gaucho knots using a 5x4 turks head as base knot. [see HERE for a tutorial on Gaucho Knots]

This lanyard also looks nice made with cord. Sizes from .5 to 2mm work well.